Best War Movie Ever!

[darthseinfeld]

I really love Saving Private Ryan, but just to be different Im gonna go with Das Boot.

Loved Das Boot. Been waiting my whole life for an English speaking film to be its equal

 

[Creeper]

Some great ones listed so far, here is one of mine.
Zulu

Really great movie.

 

[Rockport]

*Yeah, I gotta' agree ( other than the senior drill instructor getting their chest blown out in the head after 2400)

Yeah that was Hollywood. During the 2 weeks we spent at the rifle range during boot camp there was a reason that no Drill Instructors were around during that time. That would’ve been the only opportunity.

 

[Etchyboy]

Ex-Submariner.... Das Boot is one of my favorite and very accurate.

 

[FloridaRob]

Loved saving private ryan. The scene where the chaplain goes to tell the mom her sons were killed chokes me up and no words are spoken.

 

[Londonboy]

The Great Escape.

 

[cowboyec]

•operation pacific
•in harm's way
•the flying leathernecks
•flying tigers
•wings of eagles
•heaven knows mr. allison
•enemy below

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

*Yeah, I gotta' agree ( other than the senior drill instructor getting their chest blown out in the head after 2400)

Yep, no way live ammo would have found its way in the Squad Bay.

 

[kskboys]

Mars Attacks

 

[Boom]

I remember being shocked in the theater watching the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. I still cannot re-watch the out of ammo knife fight. I know it's not a movie but Band of Brothers would top my list.

 

[Melonfeud]

Loved Das Boot. Been waiting my whole life for an English speaking film to be its equal

*LoL* I was thinking about mentioning Das Boot/ The Boat in this thread a couple hours after I'd left,,,( oddly bizarre or merely coincidental circumspect,eh?)

 

[Melonfeud]

I remember being shocked in the theater watching the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan. I still cannot re-watch the out of ammo knife fight. I know it's not a movie but Band of Brothers would top my list.

*Man, the very first time I watched that flicks first 5 minutes of the opening scene?,,,CRIPES ALIVE& GARGANTUAN SHEESE!, as I had laid out my M-1 GARAND RIFLE& .30 CAL. M-1 CARBINE both at the foot of the couch,,,MAN, I couldn't even look at 'em in the same "beholding light"& fond warm fuzzyness EVER AFTER.


(straight truth/ no chaser)

 

[bb721]

The Dirty Dozen

 

[darthseinfeld]

*LoL* I was thinking about mentioning Das Boot/ The Boat in this thread a couple hours after I'd left,,,( oddly bizarre or merely coincidental circumspect,eh?)

Such a great film

 

[darthseinfeld]

Ex-Submariner.... Das Boot is one of my favorite and very accurate.

Thats something I always wanted to do. We actually had a platoon detachment spend some time on a sub back in 2002

Did you enjoy it?

 

[darthseinfeld]

How about some period war films. What some of those you guys enjoy.

Of the top of my:

Red Cliff
Ironclad
Centurion
Troy
Braveheart

 

[Runwildboys]

How about some period war films. What some of those you guys enjoy.

Of the top of my:

Red Cliff
Ironclad
Centurion
Troy
Braveheart

Braveheart is a great movie.

 

[Melonfeud]

Yep, think i may watch it again this weekend.

Yep, think i may watch it again this weekend.

*If you watch real close, when there breaking out& issuing more rifle ammunition, you'll notice the historical realism as those .577/450 martini-henry cartridges were of the brass foil wrapped casings type, consisting of 14 different parts per cartridge casing, as compared to their 2nd modified cartridge casing consisting of only 2 parts ( the primer& the single piece of a drawn brass casing),,, yeah, you'll see wrinkles & crinkles in the ammo,as other than having Michael Caine acting & they had to hack thru the farm house walls to escape once their position was overrun, and successive volley fire is all I can recall as to be highlights of the movie.


*Wiki that .577/ 450 snyder round, it's might be of interest to some trigger pulling affectionados

 

[Londonboy]

Braveheart is a great movie.

How exactly do You recreate the Battle of Stirling Bridge and not bother to include a bridge?

 

[Runwildboys]

How exactly do You recreate the Battle of Stirling Bridge and not bother to include a bridge?

Not important to the story they were telling?